Sam and Ben met up for another foodbank run to donate much needed items for MCR South-Central foodbank.

After a weekend of high winds and heavy rain, we were thankful for a relatively peaceful, albeit cold, Monday evening jog down to Hulme Asda, leaving behind a giant Santa in St Peter's Square.

Sam made the smart choice to run unladen and buy a basket load of tea/coffee and other goods for the donation point. Ben was less smart, lugging a heavy bag of tins and UHT milk from home to the drop-off...

In all, we filled the bottom of the trolley donation point, before heading back via Man Met University buildings and getting a picture with the Christmas Bee 🐝

Sam and Ben got a run and a litter pick in on a damp Manchester November evening.

Starting from St Peter's Square, we looped down Canal Street towards Sackville Gardens, collecting a solitary bag in an otherwise tidy area.

Next, we headed towards Vimto Park to clear any bits of sparse litter before hitting the A6 near the Marriott Hotel, collecting a few big sacks of discarded cans, bottles, fast food waste, and plastic bags.

Next, we moved down Grosvenor Street, unearthing a hefty stash of nitrous oxide canisters (9 in all), an umbrella 🌂, and a whole host of bottles and cans, plus a wing mirror.

6 bags in all plus some larger/heavier items, all reported to Keep MCR Tidy for collection.

Good run out 🏃‍♂️💪 we could do with some custom holster for litter pickers whilst running.

Happy 1st Birthday GoodGym Manchester

This evening, we met up for a jog followed by exquisite pizza and beer at Sandbar on Grosvenor St.

A ~4.3 km route covering the city centre near Bridgewater Hall, Hulme, Manchester Science Park, the UoM, and Oxford Road before settling on a watering hole.

Special kudos to Pavel for his first running workout 💪 for a while and was a good chatty run and pub trip discussing Halloween 🎃, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Glossop, hot pot, gardening, GoodGym, and mushroom growing.

We were well lit, with an umbrella 🌂 on hand for the Manchester rain. See you all soon for more GoodGym Manchester exploits.

Good session with Smithfield Garden Club, clearing lots of litter from an area near The Wheatsheaf in Northern Quarter 🚮

Welcome to Tyla for the first time, joining a bumper group for a rare Wednesday night task.

Louise and Phil were in charge with Robert, landlord at the Wheatsheaf, also lending an able hand. We got bag rings, gloves, bin bags, a makeshift sharps bin, and brooms with dustpan to do a loop of the area.

Some notable collections:

• battery 🔋
• mattress 🛏
• hoover
• various clothing 👖
• lots of broken bottles, glass, cans

We also trimmed one of the communal beds and had an introduction to the amazing work the local group had done to develop the area, including some of the planted areas that were looking good 🌳🌱🍃